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West Sussex left off the Coca-Cola truck tour again

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Simon Fielding at 10:14am 7th November 2018.
(Updated at 8:27am 8th November 2018)

The holidays aren't coming, the holidays aren't coming...

West Sussex has been left off the famous Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour - for yet another year.

The drinks company has revealed where and when the big red truck will appear. It's been to the likes of Chichester, Eastbourne, Havant and Winchester in the past.

This time though there is not a single destination in our county.

The closest it will come to us is Southampton or Reading!

Here's where else you can see the truck...

So, if you are planning to make the journey to Bournemouth, Croydon, London or one of the other stops, what can you expect?

On its website, Coca-Cola says:

"The countdown to Christmas has now officially started! We’re giddy with holiday joy and thrilled to announce the return of the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour.

"Now in our eighth year of bringing festive joy to people across the UK, the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour has travelled more than 737,000 miles. In that time, thousands of Christmas fans have basked in its 8,772 twinkling fairy lights and enjoyed the magical ‘Holidays are Coming’ jingle, which marks the official start of Christmas for many people.

"The 2018 tour will kick off in Glasgow on the 9 November and visit 24 locations nationwide, before making its final stop in London on 16 December."

The history of the Coca-Cola truck goes back way further than that though, to 1995 when the trucks were created by agency W.B. Doner for a new seasonal advertising campaign.

Here's what you need to know about the Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour:

The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck is 4.1 metres high and weighs 13 tonnes

It is lit by 372 bulbs and 8'772 fairy lights to give it that Christmas sparkle

The truck has travelled more than 730 thousand miles – the equivalent to 29 times around the world!

The Holidays Are Coming advert is 23 years old this year! #HolidaysAreComing